Prerequisites: The same as the entrance-requirements for the master study in Medical biology.

Recommended previous knowledge: Parts of courses in general human physiology dealing with diffusion, perfusion and microcirculation. Basic course in brain anatomy and neurophysiology, and in molecular and cell biology. Some background and interest in mathematics (e.g. calculus & linear algebra) and some experience with using computers in biomedical applications (e.g. statistical packages, signal processing, etc.).